The Republican journal., 1887-06-02

The rainy weather of the past week has greatly
advanced vegetation, and practically ensures q
good grass crop. City people rejoice the fact
that the dust has been laid temporarily at least.
After all Madame Janauschek has had to post
ponc her appearance here until fall. Her injuries
| were more serious than supposed and she is COM
PEELED TO cancel her summer engagements
The friends of Mrs. Geo. Swift had the pleasure
of witnessing the opening of n Night Blooming
Cereus at her home on Cedar st. on Friday evening.
The plant has nine buds which will probably open
later
A beautiful wreath of flowers was received here
from Portland Monday, and placed on the grave
Of Mrs. Ell g. Merriam. 1t was a gift from the
Relief Corps of Nnalhaven, of which Mrs. Mer-
riam was formerly member.
The assessors are performing their annual duty.
They ought to bring to book the person who pays
tax Oh residence and 300 only but can afford to
contribute $1,000 to campaign fund for the graft
| ication of his personal malice and pure cussed-
ness.
| Those interested III wild flowers should make q
| note of the fact that Mr.. f. f. Sterns, % Union
| Square, New York, offers to furnish, without
charge, the correct scientific and popular names
of any plant in flower (or fern) that may be sent
| to him.
Mr.. Preston IIerscy, of Pittsiield, is foreman of
| the building of the extension to the Belfast Gus
| tom House and Post Office. He has had charge of
Mr.. Fosters work for number of years and is Il
very capable man
The body of William Lycidc, the fireman Of the
steamer Mount Waldo, who was drowned at the
wharf in Bangor OH Monday evening, 18th instant,
was found in the river at liampden Sunday, and
after identification was turned over to the town
| authorities for burial.
Mr.. W. L. Hamilton of this city, disposed of
many flowers for Memorial Day in Belfast and
| surrounding towns, delivering them at the GENE
tercs. His green house certainly fills long felt
want and there is no longer need to send away for
flowers plants. His enterprise ought TO be a
success.
Joseph Williamson, Jr. of Belfast, student AT
Bow'loin College, is one of the editors of Eighty
cights Bugle, issued last week from the Press of
Il. \. Barr, Bangor The illustrations are excellent
and numerous, including hciiotypes Of the interior
of the chapel eNtCroro of the chapel winter scene
| interior of the gymnasium, and the crew that
represented the college at the Lake George regatta
| last summer.
| The prospects of a direct railroad to Mooschead
Lake may be inferred from the article printed on
the first page, clipped from the Pittsield Adver
| tiscr Tie Canadian capitalists who were to fur
nsh the necessary funds have, it appears, been :.
crippled financially, by the failure of the Maritime
Bank, of st. John, that they are not disposed tc
proceed further, and the towns along the route arc
now asked to subscribe for stock or loan then
| tn N : ,1. ,Ilfi, u,,ft In
| The friends of Mr.. ami Mrs. James Mitchell
were invited to celebrate their crystal wedding on
| Wednesday evening, MAY 18th at the house of Mrs
| Mitchells father, Mr.. j. y. Stewart Mr.. Mitchell
is a we'll known railroad contractor, the builder OF
the Pittsiied and IIarland road and active in the
| promotion of direct route to Moosehcad Lake
| Mr.. and Mrs Mitchell were the recipients of many
| gifts, and the occasion was to be pleasantly
remembered by them and hy the friends present
The Norwich Ct, Bulletin of May 23d says
''rhe Rev Mr.. jenkins of Belfast, Me-. began
his pastorate with the tniversalist society in this
city sunday. The church was Hastily decorate,
with flowers, and Il large floral anchor adornct
| the table in 'front.' of the desk. The word Wcicom,
attractivcly wrought in white blossoms ornament
ell the front of the pulpit. Special music wa,
cxccllently rendered, and two acceptable sermons
preached. Mr. jenkins is a man of scholarly ut
tainmcnts and liberal ideas"
Mr.. Park, of Park 4 Wheeler, the water work
contractors arrived in Belfast last week and Satur
| day work was begun a site for the stand pipe
which is to he erected on the Hollis NJ. Poor lot OF
Wilson Hill. The standpipc is to be 30 feet il
diameter and A. feet high, and the ground upol
which It'll to stand is about the height of the cave
| of the Abbott house. The reservoir, as before
stated, will be near the mouth of Little River an,
| work will begin there. Thus far our owl
people have been employed, but the digging vii
he mainly done by Italians.
The other day clerk in city store carried on
Il basket full of waste paper and dcpositing it il
| the gutter by the sidewalk set fire to it. After TIN
paper had burned down he carried out a secon,
| basket full and deposited it where the first hi,
been. Just then customer drove up and lntche,
his horse one wheel of the wagon resting on tn,
pile of paper. After Il while the fire underneath
| asserted itself and the whole pile was soon in
| blaze. The owner of the team rescued his yehic,
and then went into adjoining store and accuse,
| one of the propretors of setting the fire He wa
sure it was practical joke ON him, and naturally
| did not like it. But Charles was the offender.
|
| close time for salmon between the first dav il
April and the fifteenth day of July. The law say
| In substance that salmon fishermen shall take ava,
their nets or open their wcirs, &c. from sunrise
! saturday until sunrise Monday morning. The Pc
nobscot, kennebec, Androscoggn and St Croi,
rivers are exempt from this provision. The fin
for non performance is $40. Mr.. Frank Whitcomb
| or Searsport who Is 4 game and fish warden, OF
Monday notified Mr.. l.. A. Dow, of Brigadier Isl
and that he should enforce the law. The fisher
|'mcn on the bay consider it an injustice to compr
them to comply with this law while their more for
tunate neghbors on the riverarc exempt.
PLEASANT RIDE. \ drive into the country Il
this season of the year is very enjoyable Tn
writer with an agreeable companion recently tool
drive of dozen miles. Tic roads were in
fair condition, and the opening leaves on tn
deciduous trees, with the balsamc cversreen4
filled the air with pleasant odors. Birds Were
fitting about in the trees and an occasional boil
| o'iink would dart out from the fields along TIL
| roadside Swan lake was very high and not
! ripple disturbed its CLASSY surface save where tw
| looms tlisported themselves near the shore III
wilcycrow lowered about the cultivated plots eve
ready to assist the farmer in raising his corn D
when you have no firearms, and now shy they ar
when you are prepared for them? \ farmer sal
| that crows are a great nuisance and he regrctte
the legislature did not pass the bill to pay es
cents bounty on their heads. 1t would atlor
amusement for the boys and rid the farmer of
pest.
STEAMER NOTES. The katah,lin has again tai
en- her place on the route between Boston an
Bangor, and on Monday last the Penobscot an
katahdn began to make four trips per week .....
The registry of officers on steamer Katahn is Il
| follows: Captain, Marcus Pierce; First OFFICER
James Tucker; First Pilot L. W. Curtis; Sccon
| Pilot, William Whitney; Second Officer r. Bill
minsham, Engineer, Thos. H. Bennett; Quarter
master, Geo. Williams Quartermastcr, Melyill
Abbott; iurser, j. Il. Patterson; Freight Clerk
Thomas Holden; Bow Lookout, Oscar Ellis
Waterman, sherman; Steward, 5. q. Downes
Baggage Master, James Randall . The stcame
Silver Star, Capt Charles A. Barbour, cam
down from Bangor Friday to run on the route o
the Florence between Belfast, Islcsboro and Cas-
tine until the latter is ready for business. Steam
er Eecta, of Bangor, was put on the route between
| Castinc and Belfast June LIST. There are now tw
steamers and several sailing packet lines between
the two places The business is over done =. Thu
steamer Mary Morgan detained in Boston las
week by finding defect in valve, which wa
| replaced by new one.. THE steamer Lucy +
| Miller leaves New York for Bangor June 4th, an,
| will leave Bangor for New York abont June 18th
She will touch at Rockand, Camden, Belfast an,